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Hot dog toppings, sausages and buns

Every part the atlas reads, from the sausage to the last sauce: the share of all 529 recipes that name it, the styles that use it most, and what it is called in the other languages read.

Sausage

What the sausage is made of, when the recipe says.

  • Frank or wiener, type not stated

    77% · 411

    A hot dog, frank, wiener or sausage the recipe does not describe further. Most recipes just say hot dogs.

    Also written salchicha (Spanish), salsichas (Portuguese), saucisses (French), würstchen (German), würstel (Italian), pølser (Danish)

  • All-beef frank

    10% · 55

    Most in Chicago 81% · Danger dog 66% · Thai 66% · Seattle 60%

    Named as all-beef or beef, or by an all-beef brand (Vienna Beef, Hebrew National, Nathan's, Sabrett).

    Also written oksepølser (Danish)

  • Plant-based or carrot dog

    3% · 18

  • Bratwurst

    2% · 15

    Also written salchichas alemanas (Spanish), salsichas alemãs (Portuguese), salsicce tedesche (Italian), ブラートヴルスト (Japanese)

  • Chorizo, merguez or linguiça

    2% · 13

    Most in Tunnbrödsrulle 25%

    Also written chouriços (Portuguese)

  • Smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke

    1% · 10

    Most in Half-smoke 60%

    Also written salchichas ahumadas (Spanish), salsichas defumadas (Portuguese), saucisses fumées (French), mettwürstchen (German), røget pølse (Danish)

  • Chicken or turkey frank

    1% · 7

  • Natural-casing frank

    1% · 6

    An extra: counted alongside the meat when the recipe asks for the snap of a natural casing.

    Also written naturdarm (German), tripa natural (Spanish), naturtarm (Danish)

  • Pork or pork-and-beef frank

    <1% · 4

    Also written salchichas de cerdo (Spanish), svinepølser (Danish)

  • Lamb blend (Icelandic)

    <1% · 1

    Named as lamb or as Icelandic pylsur. Icelandic hot dogs are usually a lamb, pork and beef blend, but a recipe that just says pylsur counts as a plain frank.

In the lexicon but in no recipe yet: cheese-filled sausage.

Bun or wrap

What holds it: a bun, a roll, bread, a flatbread or a batter.

  • Plain soft bun

    56% · 297

    A hot dog bun, roll or bread the recipe does not describe further.

    Also written pão (Portuguese), brötchen (German), broodjes (Dutch), brød (Danish), bröd (Swedish), pølsebrød (Norwegian)

  • Homemade batter or dough

    13% · 74

    Most in Korean corn dog 85% · Fransk 66% · Danish 50%

    Flour plus yeast or baking powder: a corn dog or Korean corn dog batter without cornmeal, or a bun or bread dough made in the recipe.

  • Cornmeal batter

    10% · 56

    Most in Corn dog 78%

    Also written fubá (Portuguese), farine de maïs (French), maismehl (German), farina di mais (Italian), maismeel (Dutch), コーンミール (Japanese)

  • Panko or breadcrumb coating

    6% · 32

    Most in Korean corn dog 85%

    Also written pan rallado (Spanish), farinha de rosca (Portuguese), chapelure (French), paniermehl (German), pangrattato (Italian), paneermeel (Dutch)

  • Baguette or French roll

    4% · 24

    Most in French 50%

    Also written baguetes (Portuguese), baguettebrötchen (German), flutes (Danish), baguetter (Swedish), バゲット (Japanese), 바게트 (Korean)

  • Sliced sandwich bread

    2% · 14

    Recipes that roll or fold the sausage in sliced bread, common in Brazilian and Mexican home cooking.

    Also written pão de forma (Portuguese), pain de mie (French), toastbrot (German), casinobrood (Dutch), toastbrød (Danish), formbröd (Swedish)

  • Poppy seed bun

    1% · 10

    Most in Chicago 72%

    Also written papoula (Portuguese), pavot (French), mohn (German), papavero (Italian), maanzaad (Dutch), birkes (Danish)

  • Brioche bun

    1% · 10

    Also written pains briochés (French), ブリオッシュ (Japanese), 브리오슈 (Korean)

  • Tunnbröd (Swedish flatbread)

    1% · 8

    Most in Tunnbrödsrulle 100%

    Also written tunnbröd (Swedish)

  • Split-top (New England) bun

    1% · 6

  • Tortilla or flatbread

    1% · 6

    Also written pão sírio (Portuguese), fladenbrot (German), wraps (Dutch)

  • Sub roll or Italian roll

    <1% · 5

  • Lompe (potato flatbread)

    <1% · 5

    Most in Pølse i lompe 100%

    Also written lomper (Norwegian)

  • Diced potato coating

    <1% · 5

    Most in Korean corn dog 25%

    The Korean gamja hot dog: diced potato pressed into the batter. Counted only on a battered recipe.

    Also written 감자 (Korean)

  • Bolillo or telera roll

    <1% · 4

    Most in Sonoran 33%

  • Potato bun

    <1% · 2

    Also written kartoffelbrötchen (German)

  • Pretzel bun

    <1% · 2

    Also written bretzels (French), pretzel (Dutch)

  • Rohlík roll

    <1% · 2

In the lexicon but in no recipe yet: sesame seed bun, pizza bread, sticky rice sausage (as the bun).

Cooking

How the sausage is cooked, from the title, the lines and the method.

Toppings

Vegetables, pickles, chili, slaw and everything else piled on.

  • Raw onion

    37% · 200

    Most in Chicago 100% · Coney 100% · Half-smoke 100% · Detroit Coney 100%

    Also written cebollas (Spanish), cebolas (Portuguese), oignons (French), zwiebeln (German), uien (Dutch), løg (Danish)

  • Fresh tomato

    20% · 108

    Most in Chicago 100% · Completo 100% · Completo italiano 100% · Completo dinámico 100%

    Also written tomates (Spanish), tomaten (German), tomater (Danish), トマト (Japanese), 토마토 (Korean)

  • Bell pepper

    10% · 56

    Most in Danger dog 100% · Tunnbrödsrulle 37% · Cachorro-quente 24%

    Also written poivrons (French), paprikas (Dutch), paprikor (Swedish), paprika (Norwegian), ピーマン (Japanese), 피망 (Korean)

  • Grilled or sautéed onion

    9% · 50

    Most in Seattle 80% · Japadog 50% · Sonoran 41% · Cachorro-quente 26%

    Also written stegte løg (Danish), stekt lök (Swedish), stekt løk (Norwegian)

  • Avocado or guacamole

    9% · 50

    Most in Completo 100% · Completo italiano 100% · Completo dinámico 100% · Dogo 66%

    Also written aguacates (Spanish), abacates (Portuguese), avocats (French), avocados (German), avocado (Italian), アボカド (Japanese)

  • Pickles or pickled cucumber

    9% · 49

    Most in Danish 100% · Chicago 27%

    Also written pickles (French), gewürzgurken (German), syltede agurker (Danish), saltgurk (Swedish), sylteagurk (Norwegian), súrar gúrkur (Icelandic)

  • Bacon

    9% · 49

    Most in Sonoran 100% · Danger dog 100% · Dogo 100%

    Also written tocino (Spanish), lardons (French), speck (German), pancetta (Italian), beikon (Icelandic), ベーコン (Japanese)

  • Other hot peppers

    8% · 45

    Most in Chili dog 50% · Completo italiano 28% · Chicago 27% · Sonoran 25%

    Also written peperoni (German), rode pepers (Dutch), chilier (Danish), 青唐辛子 (Japanese), 청양고추 (Korean)

  • Potato chips or potato sticks

    7% · 41

    Most in Colombian 83% · Venezuelan 75% · Prensado 75% · Cachorro-quente 33%

    Also written chips (French), kartoffelchips (German), potetgull (Norwegian), ポテトチップス (Japanese), 감자칩 (Korean)

  • Chili or meat sauce

    6% · 37

    Most in Detroit Coney 100% · Slaw dog 88% · Coney 80% · Half-smoke 80%

    Chili by name, a coney or Michigan sauce, or ground meat cooked with chili powder or cumin in the recipe.

    Also written chili con carne (French), チリコンカン (Japanese)

  • Jalapeño (fresh, pickled or salsa)

    6% · 36

    Most in Danger dog 100% · Seattle 80% · Sonoran 66% · Dogo 66%

    Fresh, pickled or as a jalapeño salsa.

    Also written ハラペーニョ (Japanese), 할라피뇨 (Korean)

  • Crispy fried onions

    6% · 35

    Most in Tunnbrödsrulle 50% · Danish 50%

    Also written oignons frits (French), röstzwiebeln (German), ristede løg (Danish), rostad lök (Swedish), ristet løk (Norwegian), フライドオニオン (Japanese)

  • Sweet corn

    6% · 32

    Most in Prensado 50% · Cachorro-quente 31%

    Also written mais (German), maïs (Dutch), majs (Danish), 옥수수 (Korean)

  • Cilantro

    6% · 32

    Most in Thai 100% · Dogo 66% · Sonoran 33%

    Also written coentro (Portuguese), coriandre (French), coriandolo (Italian), koriander (Dutch), パクチー (Japanese), 고수 (Korean)

  • Relish

    5% · 31

    Most in Chicago 100% · Completo dinámico 80%

    Sweet pickle relish, Chicago's neon green included, and relishes like Chile's salsa americana and Sweden's bostongurka.

    Also written salsa americana (Spanish), picles doce (Portuguese), bostongurka (Swedish), レリッシュ (Japanese), 렐리시 (Korean)

  • Shredded cabbage

    5% · 31

    Most in Venezuelan 75% · Colombian 66% · Slaw dog 33% · Tunnbrödsrulle 25%

    Also written weißkohl (German), kool (Dutch), hvidkål (Danish), vitkål (Swedish), キャベツ (Japanese), 양배추 (Korean)

  • Sauerkraut

    4% · 25

    Most in Completo dinámico 100% · New York 80% · Seattle 40% · Completo 33%

    Also written chucrut (Spanish), chucrute (Portuguese), crauti (Italian), zuurkool (Dutch), surkål (Danish), súrkál (Icelandic)

  • Green onion or chives

    4% · 24

    Most in Japadog 100% · Tunnbrödsrulle 25%

    Also written cebollines (Spanish), ciboulettes (French), frühlingszwiebeln (German), forårsløg (Danish), salladslök (Swedish), vårløk (Norwegian)

  • Coleslaw

    4% · 24

    Most in Slaw dog 100% · Colombian 66% · Thai 66%

    Also written salada de repolho (Portuguese), salade de chou (French), krautsalat (German), insalata di cavolo (Italian), koolsla (Dutch), kålsalat (Danish)

  • Sour cream or crema

    4% · 22

    Most in Tunnbrödsrulle 62% · Sonoran 33%

    Also written creme azedo (Portuguese), crème fraîche (French), saure sahne (German), panna acida (Italian), zure room (Dutch), creme fraiche (Danish)

  • Beans (pinto or refried)

    3% · 21

    Most in Sonoran 83% · Chili dog 28%

    Also written feijão (Portuguese), bohnen (German), fagioli (Italian), bonen (Dutch), bønner (Danish), bönor (Swedish)

  • Lettuce

    3% · 19

    Most in Tunnbrödsrulle 37%

    Also written lechuga (Spanish), alface (Portuguese), laitue (French), eisbergsalat (German), lattuga (Italian), sla (Dutch)

  • Pico de gallo, salsa or vinagrete

    2% · 13

    Also written salsa mexicana (Spanish), vinagrete (Portuguese), salsa (French), salsa messicana (Italian), 살사 (Korean)

  • Celery salt

    2% · 12

    Most in Chicago 81%

    Also written sal de apio (Spanish), sal de aipo (Portuguese), sel de céleri (French), selleriesalz (German), sale di sedano (Italian), selderijzout (Dutch)

  • Pickle spear

    2% · 11

    Most in Chicago 81%

  • Pineapple

    1% · 10

    Most in Colombian 33%

    Also written piña (Spanish), abacaxi (Portuguese), ananas (French), パイナップル (Japanese), 파인애플 (Korean)

  • Mashed potato

    1% · 10

    Most in Tunnbrödsrulle 37%

    Also written purê de batatas (Portuguese), kartoffelpüree (German), purè di patate (Italian), aardappelpuree (Dutch), kartoffelmos (Danish), potatismos (Swedish)

  • Sport peppers

    1% · 8

    Most in Chicago 63%

  • Fries or fried potatoes

    1% · 8

    Most in Korean corn dog 20%

    Also written papas fritas (Spanish), batatas fritas (Portuguese), frites (French), patatine fritte (Italian), pommes frites (Danish), フライドポテト (Japanese)

  • Peas

    1% · 7

    Also written arvejas (Spanish), ervilhas (Portuguese), petits pois (French), erbsen (German), piselli (Italian), ærter (Danish)

  • Nori, aonori or furikake

    1% · 6

    Most in Japadog 100%

    Also written 海苔 (Japanese)

  • Rolled in sugar

    <1% · 5

    Most in Korean corn dog 25%

    The Korean corn dog's finish: rolled in sugar after frying.

  • Shrimp salad

    <1% · 3

    Most in Tunnbrödsrulle 25%

    Also written rejesalat (Danish), räksallad (Swedish), rekesalat (Norwegian), rækjusalat (Icelandic), krabbensalat (German)

  • Bonito flakes

    <1% · 3

    Most in Japadog 75%

    Also written かつお節 (Japanese), 가쓰오부시 (Korean)

  • Kimchi

    <1% · 2

    Also written 김치 (Korean), キムチ (Japanese)

In the lexicon but in no recipe yet: quail eggs, fried egg.

Cheese

Which cheese, if any.

  • Cheese, kind not stated

    9% · 50

    Also written käse (German), formaggio (Italian), kaas (Dutch), ost (Danish), ostur (Icelandic), チーズ (Japanese)

  • Cheddar or American cheese

    8% · 47

    Most in Cheese coney 100% · Chili dog 85% · Korean corn dog 20%

    Also written queijo prato (Portuguese), sottilette (Italian), burgerost (Danish), hamburgerost (Swedish), チェダー (Japanese), 체다 (Korean)

  • Mozzarella or other melting cheese

    6% · 36

    Most in Prensado 75% · Korean corn dog 45%

    Also written モッツァレラ (Japanese), 모짜렐라 (Korean)

  • Swiss, Emmental or Gruyère

    3% · 16

    Most in French 50%

    Also written queso suizo (Spanish), bergkäse (German), エメンタール (Japanese), 에멘탈 (Korean)

  • Cream cheese, requeijão or catupiry

    2% · 15

    Most in Seattle 100%

    Also written queso crema (Spanish), cream cheese (Portuguese), frischkäse (German), formaggio spalmabile (Italian), roomkaas (Dutch), flødeost (Danish)

  • Fresh white cheese (queso blanco, costeño, cotija)

    1% · 9

    Most in Venezuelan 50%

  • Cheese sauce

    <1% · 3

    Also written cheddar cremoso (Portuguese), käsesauce (German), salsa al formaggio (Italian), kaassaus (Dutch), ostesauce (Danish), ostsås (Swedish)

Sauces and condiments

Mustards, ketchup, mayonnaise and the regional sauces.

  • Ketchup

    35% · 187

    Most in Colombian 100% · French 100% · Danger dog 100% · Venezuelan 75%

    Also written salsa de tomate (Spanish), tómatsósa (Icelandic), ケチャップ (Japanese), 케첩 (Korean)

  • Mustard, kind not stated

    33% · 178

    Also written mostaza (Spanish), mostarda (Portuguese), moutarde (French), senf (German), senape (Italian), mosterd (Dutch)

  • Mayonnaise

    26% · 138

    Most in Completo italiano 100% · Colombian 100% · Completo dinámico 100% · Prensado 100%

    Also written mayonesa (Spanish), maionese (Portuguese), mayonaise (Dutch), majonnäs (Swedish), majones (Norwegian), majónes (Icelandic)

  • Tomato sauce or paste

    12% · 64

    Most in Detroit Coney 100% · Coney 60% · New York 60% · Chili dog 50%

    Most often the sauce Brazilian recipes simmer the sausages in, or the base of a homemade chili or onion sauce.

    Also written puré de tomate (Spanish), molho de tomate (Portuguese), sauce tomate (French), tomatenmark (German), salsa di pomodoro (Italian), tomatenpuree (Dutch)

  • Yellow mustard

    10% · 57

    Most in Chicago 90% · Slaw dog 88% · Half-smoke 80% · Detroit Coney 66%

    Also written amerikanischer senf (German), gele mosterd (Dutch), amerikansk sennep (Danish), amerikansk senap (Swedish), イエローマスタード (Japanese)

  • Hot sauce or sriracha

    4% · 23

    Most in Seattle 60% · Completo 22%

    Also written sauce piquante (French), salsa piccante (Italian), hete saus (Dutch), chilisauce (Danish), chilisås (Swedish), chilisaus (Norwegian)

  • Dijon mustard

    3% · 17

    Also written dijonsenf (German), ディジョン (Japanese), 디종 (Korean)

  • Spicy brown or grainy mustard

    3% · 16

    Also written grov sennep (Danish), grov senap (Swedish), 粒マスタード (Japanese)

  • Remoulade

    2% · 13

    Most in Danish 100%

    Also written レムラード (Japanese)

  • Barbecue sauce

    2% · 11

    Also written バーベキューソース (Japanese)

  • Japanese mayonnaise (Kewpie)

    1% · 6

    Most in Japadog 100%

    Also written キユーピー (Japanese)

  • Curry powder or curry sauce

    1% · 6

    Also written karry (Danish), カレー粉 (Japanese)

  • Sweet mustard (pylsusinnep, Danish, Swedish)

    <1% · 5

    Also written süßer senf (German), sød sennep (Danish), söt senap (Swedish), søt sennep (Norwegian), ss sinnep (Icelandic), ハニーマスタード (Japanese)

  • Pineapple sauce

    <1% · 4

    Most in Colombian 66%

    The sweet, jam-like sauce of the Colombian perro caliente.

    Also written salsa de piña (Spanish), molho de abacaxi (Portuguese), sauce à l'ananas (French), パイナップルソース (Japanese)

  • Onions in red sauce (New York)

    <1% · 4

    Most in New York 40%

  • Pink sauce (salsa rosada, golf, mayo-ketchup)

    <1% · 2

    Also written sauce cocktail (French), cocktailsauce (German), cocktailsaus (Dutch)

  • Garlic sauce or aioli

    <1% · 2

    Also written molho de alho (Portuguese), sauce à l'ail (French), salsa all'aglio (Italian), knoflooksaus (Dutch), hvítlaukssósa (Icelandic), ガーリックソース (Japanese)

  • Teriyaki sauce

    <1% · 2

    Most in Japadog 50%

    Also written 照り焼き (Japanese)

  • Wasabi

    <1% · 1

    Also written わさび (Japanese), 와사비 (Korean)